As things stand, with seven goals in 27 appearances, it’s fair to say Cenk Tosun hasn’t been the hit many expected him to be at Goodison Park, and the Turkish forward is finding it hard to start under Marco Silva.
Left on the bench for three of the past four games, the 27-year-old is playing second fiddle to Richarlison at Everton, and it seems his manager could be looking to replace him in the near future.
That’s what Ouest France are suggesting on Monday, claiming that Everton are among the clubs keeping an eye on Emiliano Sala’s situation in Ligue 1 following the news the player wants to leave “ASAP”, with the Premier League a preference of his.
With 11 goals in his first 14 league games of the season, the Argentine forward has been as prolific as Neymar, sitting ahead of Thauvin and just behind Kylian Mbappé in the French league’s top goalscorer table.
What’s even more impressive is that Nantes have only scored 21 goals in 15 games this year, meaning Sala has scored more than half of his team’s goals so far this season.
This is why Waldemar Kita, the club’s president, is very reluctant to let him go in January and was recently quoted stating it would take ‘at least €30m’ to convince him.
That’s quite the expense for a 28-year-old with just one year left on his deal, so we’ll have to wait and see just how badly Everton want Sala, as our bet is they’ll wait until the end of the season before making a move.
As should most teams.
